What I like about this forum.

[Mercian]

No snobbery, someone with a I7 10 core super rig will give time and advice to someone who is struggling with a Pentium 4 without a hint of of being patronising. I like that.

 

[Chugalug_]

Everyone has different price ranges and economic situations, being snobby about your own rig is called being an ass.
Same with the whole 'PCMR' and console MR crowd, the whole thing is silly, they serve different purposes and different audiences, leave each to their own.

 

[Mercian]

Everyone has different price ranges and economic situations, being snobby about your own rig is called being an ass.
Same with the whole 'PCMR' and console MR crowd, the whole thing is silly, they serve different purposes and different audiences, leave each to their own.

Totally in agreement with PCMR thing. I like playing AAA games and if Bethesda for example, did not sell to the console market it would not have the budget to makes games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim.

 

[genthug]

I wish there were a way to upvote OPs.

 

[Chugalug_]

I still remember oblivion on the 360, still one of my favorite games of all time even though it looks dated in comparison to more modern titles.
Still waiting on Oblivion Remastered Bethesda!

 

[COLGeek]

The members of Tom's Hardware is what sets us apart from other sites. That is what brought me here in the first place and why I have stuck around for so long.

Thank you, to each and every one of you.

 

[dudio]

I'm going to cry !

 

[Mercian]

I can be snobby about I thing though, I bet none of you ever hit 5.4 terahertz when overclocking an I5 750. http://s24.postimg.org/wy82fzqcl/Image1.jpg
Genuine as well, the inside of my PC was like a fusion reactor, either that or HWMonitor was playing up.

 

[Chugalug_]

Haha, never tried to tempt my luck with record OCs because I don't want to fry my components. O.O
Seems legit though!

 

[ssddx]

yes, we do try to keep TH open, inviting and family friendly.

 

[aquielisunari]

No snobbery, someone with a I7 10 core super rig will give time and advice to someone who is struggling with a Pentium 4 without a hint of of being patronising. I like that.

Everyone has different price ranges and economic situations, being snobby about your own rig is called being an ass.
Same with the whole 'PCMR' and console MR crowd, the whole thing is silly, they serve different purposes and different audiences, leave each to their own.

I do like Tom's better than any other tech. forum. It comes down to the environment tailored by Tom's via the TOS and guidelines. The trolling and other shady elements are usually shot down within minutes leaving a family friendly feel and with the insane amount of knowledge and wisdom provided by its members, mods and staff it is inviting and satisfying on many levels.

 

[Supahos]

Yeah most of the community here is here to help, not show off. I honestly enjoy speccing people $500-750 builds as much if not more than $2500 builds sure the $2500 one will perform light-years better but at that budget you have to be special needs to not be able to build a monster rig. The 500-750 range $25 spent in the wrong place can hurt performance by 10-20% that $500 means as much to whoever picked that budget as the $2500 does to the other guy or gal.

As for fixing older hardware same thing applies. The person who doesn't have the funds, doesn't have the funds it's just as helpful to get them back going for as cheaply as possible as it is to help someone save one build.

The community here is why I come back over and over. Always something more to learn or teach. Plenty around here know many times the things I do, plenty I know a lot more. Always help here for anyone willing to listen/learn

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeah, more fun to build value rigs and squeeze that last ounce of performance out of someone's budget than build a PC for a Saudi Prince.
More satisfying knowing you're helping someone to a large extent.